Rudy Williams (footballer)

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Rudy Williams
Personal information
Full name Rudy Alberto Williams
Date of birth (1965-07-25) July 25, 1965 (age 57)
Place of birth Honduras
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1987 Vida (12)
1988–2000 Olimpia (17)
1994–1995 ADET
2001–2002 Universidad (1)
International career‡
1985 Honduras U-20
1986 Honduras U-21
1987 Honduras U-23
1992–1995 Honduras 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2013

Rudy Alberto Williams (born 25 August 1965) is a retired Honduran football defender, who played most of his career for Olimpia in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

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Club career

Williams also played for Vida, Pumas UNAH and Salvadoran club ADET. He is most famous for scoring the winning goal against Real España in the 1989–90 final that gave Olimpia its 10th national title. [1]

International career

Williams made his senior debut for Honduras in a September 1992 friendly match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match [2] and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup. [3]

His final international was a December 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 December 1995 Estadio de la Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–11–1 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup

Retirement

After he quit playing, Williams lived in the United States for several years where he learned painting houses, a job he now has in Honduras. [4]

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Olimpia
C.D.S. Vida

Country

Honduras

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